Jason Grill is a former two-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives, attorney, national political, business, and sports contributor/analyst (television, radio, writing), entrepreneur, sports and entrepreneur/tech radio host, adjunct professor, and owner of JGrill Media, LLC. At JGrill Media, Jason is active in public affairs strategies & relations, media relations, communications, government relations & affairs, influence management, and political, business, nonprofit and startup consulting. Jason is a practicing attorney in Missouri and Kansas. He currently writes for The Huffington Post, Politico, Politix (Topix), The Recovering Politician, KC Business Magazine, is an analyst for WDAF Fox 4, and cohost of the Entrepreneur KC Show on the KMBZ Business Channel. Jason cohosted the Fantasy Football Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Jason sits on the advisory board of Neighbor.ly and the Partnership for Technology Innovation. More information on Jason Grill.

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Jason Grill was elected in 2006 to represent Kansas City, Missouri and surrounding municipalities in the Missouri House of Representatives. Jason attended Saint Louis University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a minor in Political Science. While at SLU, Jason studied International Economics in Rome, Italy through the University of Loyola-Chicago. During college, Jason worked at the Kansas City Law Firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, the St. Louis Law Firm of Thompson Coburn LLP, and at The White House in Washington D.C. where he served as an assistant to Vice President Al Gore’s Senior Advisor & President Bill Clinton’s Advisor for Urban Redevelopment and Economic Policy, Alvin Brown (Currently the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida).

After graduating from SLU, Jason attended the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. While at Mizzou, Jason earned an Advanced Certificate in Dispute Resolution. Jason went back to Washington D.C. during law school where he worked at the CNN Washington D.C. Bureau. In this capacity, Jason was the top assistant to Senior Political and Economic Correspondent Brooks Jackson (Currently the Director of Factcheck.org). Jason is a licensed member of the Missouri and Kansas Bar and has worked as a practicing attorney in Kansas City with various firms. In addition he has served as an Adjunct Professor at Park University where he has taught undergraduate and MBA graduate level courses in law, politics, and economics.

In 2006, at the age of 27, Jason was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. Jason won by 60-40 percent margin in a heavily contested open seat race. Jason won every precinct in the Missouri House District on his way to victory. In his first session in the Missouri House of Representatives, Jason was unanimously elected as Treasurer of the Bipartisan Freshman Member Caucus. Jason was the only freshman member of the minority party to sponsor and pass a bill in the Missouri House, as well as the only freshman member of the minority party to handle and pass a senate bill during the 2007 legislative session. Jason served on the Tax Reform, Small Business, Health Insurance, and Senior Nutrition Committees in his first term. In 2008, the Missouri House passed legislation that Jason sponsored, which was signed into law by then former Governor Matt Blunt (R), which has fought identity theft in Missouri and has provided protection to consumers who have been the victims of identity theft. In his 2008 reelection to the Missouri House of Representatives, Jason garnered 97 percent of the vote. He received more votes then any other State Representative candidate in his party statewide. In 2009, Jason was appointed and served on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Institutions (Banking), and Real ID and Personal Privacy Committees. In 2010, the Missouri Legislature passed legislation sponsored by Jason, which was signed into law by Governor Jay Nixon (D), which expands access for families and children to life-changing autism diagnosis, treatment, and therapy. In 2010, Jason lost his bid for a third term, 50-49 percent, in a heavily leaning Republican district during the national Republican tidal wave.

For his work, Jason has been recognized and received awards such as:

• KC Man of Year 2011 – KC Connections – Raised $3,000 for Autism Speaks – April 2011
• Distinguished Recent Graduate Award – University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law – September 2010
• Rising Star – KC Business Magazine – February 2010 issue – “The Future of Kansas City Business Lies in the Hands of Jason Grill”
• Voted KC’s “Best Local Politician” and featured in the September 2008 issue of KC Magazine
• Named 1 of 40 Up and Coming Lawyers in Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in July 2008
• Advocacy Award - Autism Society of America (2010)/Advocacy Award – Autism Speaks (2011)
• Family of the Year-St. Therese Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council #7199 (2005)

Jason is an avid Missouri Tigers, Sporting KC, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Liverpool, and fantasy sports fan. Jason hopes to one day go to a World Cup, run a marathon, travel as much as possible, work on his golf game, and hopefully see one of his beloved teams win a championship in person.

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